Martigues
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Commune of Martigues |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Martigues-Est and Martigues-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Ouest de l'Étang de Berre |
| Mayor | Paul Lombard (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 0 m–187 m (avg. 1 m) |
| Land area¹ | 71.44 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
43,497 |
| - Density | 609/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 13056/ 13500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Martigues (Occitan: Lo Martegue in classical norm, Lou Martegue in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the southeastern part of France, to the northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône département and lies in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte. In the 1999 census, Martigues had a population of 43,493.
[edit] History
Martigues was founded by Ramon Berenguer IV, count of Provence in 1232 on the likely site of the Roman camp Maritima Avaticorum.
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